# Gumna Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Gumna

Gumna is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **290 people in 58 households**, the 69th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 290people (2011)
- 58households
- 57.8%literacy
- 171214PIN code

## Gumna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gumna is 171214.** Gumna falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171214
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026580

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gumna from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)131 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gumna?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gumna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Devidhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gumna known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 7% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gumna

Of every 100 households in Gumna in 2011, 91 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gumna · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**58%

Use banking services ****93%**

**80%

Television ****62%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****9%**

**12%

Own their home ****95%**

**84%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gumna?

■ Gumna · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**884

Working population ****25.2%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 46.8% for women. 48% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 56 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (5%) · **■** Other work 13 (18%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chirgaon

- Wachari295 people
- Thaitwari294 people
- Kamraun292 people
- Andhra291 people
- Bosari287 people
- Dumrera280 people
- Gayari274 people
- Jailot268 people

[All 152 villages in Chirgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gumna?171214
- How far is Gumna from Shimla?131 km by road
- What is the population of Gumna?290 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gumna in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gumna?57.8% (Census 2011)